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Ikoyi London

Ikoyi London Ikoyi London is a modern African restaurant in central London, founded by Iré Hassan-Odukale and Chef Jeremy Chan. Their progressive West African cooking features bold heat and umami, highlighting micro-seasonal British produce and a vast collection of spices from sub-Saharan West Africa. Experience Ikoyi's innovative dishes at 180 The Strand, London.
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We are delighted to announce Ikoyi’s first-ever sake experience, created in collaboration with Nabeshima. Rie-san, Co-Pr...
15/05/2026

We are delighted to announce Ikoyi’s first-ever sake experience, created in collaboration with Nabeshima.
 
Rie-san, Co-President, and Hinako-san, fourth-generation heir to the Fukuchiyo Shuzo brewery, will join us to present a selection of their acclaimed sake, paired with a specially developed menu by our kitchen team.
 
The 8-course menu will showcase exceptional summer produce, alongside dishes designed to highlight the elegance, depth, and precision of each sake pairing.
 
Nutty and spiced flavours from rare-breed pork, scallops and summer berries will accompany the following sakes: 
 
Nabeshima Junmai Daiginjo Yokawayamada Classic
Nabeshima Daiginjo
Nabeshima Nigori (Served only at Nabeshima brewery in Japan)
Nabeshima Black Label
Nabeshima Kijoshu
 
Lunch reservations are available between 12 and 1pm, followed by dinner bookings between 6 and 7pm. We look forward to welcoming you!

An inspired collaboration with  &  with a menu of nostalgic and bold flavours. Thanks  for capturing the event ❤️
29/04/2026

An inspired collaboration with & with a menu of nostalgic and bold flavours. Thanks for capturing the event ❤️

We are open for 2 Saturdays this May - May 2nd and 16th we have availability for lunch and will be serving a menu evolvi...
24/04/2026

We are open for 2 Saturdays this May - May 2nd and 16th we have availability for lunch and will be serving a menu evolving into spring. Some dishes we have served recently:

Drunken tuna & crispy bone marrow with goji berry & gariguette strawberry
Silken pistachio tofu
Ultra-light but structured and deeply flavour emmer brioche to be caramelised with maple & fermented rice butter🔥

Dear Friends, We are pleased to announce the second event of our wine series with the Domaine Prieuré Roch Monopole Wine...
17/04/2026

Dear Friends,

We are pleased to announce the second event of our wine series with the Domaine Prieuré Roch Monopole Wine Dinner on Wednesday May 27th.

Antonio Quari, winemaker for Priueré Roch will present 2 vintages of each of the Domaine’s Monopole wines with a specially developed menu by our kitchen team. The menu will feature stunning spring produce such as St George mushrooms, wild chervil, aged pork, scallops, wild garlic and asparagus.

Created in 1988 by Henry Frédéric Roch, the Domaine Prieuré Roch today comprises around twenty hectares spread over the multi-secular terroirs of Gevrey-Chambertin, Vosne-Romanée, Vougeot, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Ladoix and Savigny-les-Beaune. A rarity in Burgundy, the estate owns three of the most prestigious Clos monopoles, namely Clos des Corvées (5 hectares in Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru) Clos des Varoilles (6 hectares in Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru) and, exceptionally exceptions, Clos Goillotte (0.55 hectares in Vosne-Romanée) which was the private vineyard of the Prince of Conti.

We will be pouring the following wines during the dinner:

Champagne La Rogerie, Bourg Sud B22 NV
Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Clos des Corvées Monopole 2017
Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Clos des Corvées Monopole 2015 en Magnum
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos des Varoilles VV Monopole 2020 en Magnum
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos des Varoilles VV Monopole 2023 en Magnum
Vosne-Romanée Clos Goillotte Monopole 2019
Vosne-Romanée Clos Goillotte Monopole 2023
Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru 2017 en Magnum
Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru 2001 Double Magnum

With only 26 seats available, tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis. Book via link in bio 🍇

Dear Friends,We are thrilled to announce our upcoming dinner with Champagne Salon and Tiano & Nareno on Thursday 23rd Ap...
20/03/2026

Dear Friends,

We are thrilled to announce our upcoming dinner with Champagne Salon and Tiano & Nareno on Thursday 23rd April. For the event, Jeremy will cook a 10-course menu inspired by memories of flavours which he experienced during his childhood in Hong Kong. You can expect dishes such as aged scallop noodles, chicken wings stuffed with turbot and crab, and lobster fried rice. The sweetness, spice and depth of flavour will pair incredibly with the richness of the champagne and the tannins of the red.

We will be pouring the following wines during the dinner:

Champagne Delamotte Blanc de Blancs 2018
Champagne Salon 2015
Champagne Salon 2004
Champagne Salon 1999
Tiano & Nareno Travesia 1908, Mendoza 2017
Tiano & Nareno Travesia 1908, Mendoza 2022
Delamotte Rosé NV
Tickets for the collaboration are priced at £820 + service charge per person.

With only 26 seats available, tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis. Single diners are welcome to join the event at our social table, which will seat a maximum of 4 guests.

Please book via the link to secure your seat.

We look forward to having you!

Thanks to the talented for the poster ❤️

An incredible collaboration with  .kill__ of .soho ahead of their opening this month, celebrating produce, creativity an...
17/03/2026

An incredible collaboration with .kill__ of .soho ahead of their opening this month, celebrating produce, creativity and cooking. Thank you for capturing the event ❤️

Starting from April 1st, the CODE app offer will offer 20% off the tasting menu on Mondays and Tuesdays for dinner, and ...
05/03/2026

Starting from April 1st, the CODE app offer will offer 20% off the tasting menu on Mondays and Tuesdays for dinner, and Wednesdays and Thursdays for lunch. Looking forward to welcoming more guests from the industry soon ❤️

Thanks Haejo   for spending the day with our team capturing a lot of cooking as well as: head chef Christian  managing b...
14/02/2026

Thanks Haejo for spending the day with our team capturing a lot of cooking as well as: head chef Christian managing butchery, pastry chef Seunghui expertly arranging apples and Lorenzo, who takes the service to another level with creative and insightful details. Thanks to all the team, more to follow ❤️

Dear Friends, We are delighted to announce our upcoming collaboration with chef and good friend Meedu Saad. On Saturday ...
06/02/2026

Dear Friends,

We are delighted to announce our upcoming collaboration with chef and good friend Meedu Saad. On Saturday 7th March, for one night only, we will showcase some of the flavours that define Meedu’s new restaurant, Impala, which will open in Soho this spring.

Over the last two months, Meedu and the Ikoyi team have explored a variety of diverse ingredients and cooking styles in order to create a hybrid cooking event that blends their visions into one. As chefs, they share a passion for using hyper-seasonal British ingredients and source from many of the same producers, farmers and suppliers.

The 10-course menu is inspired by global culinary styles. It blends Ikoyi’s spice-driven cuisine, which is shaped by British micro-seasonality, with Impala’s focus on charcoal grilling, drawing on influences from North Africa and North London. Dishes will include sweetbread with bordelaise sauce, lobster with saffron, chestnut-fed pigeon with black lime and bay leaf-marinated cockles.

We are also very excited to be releasing very limited edition screen prints, long and short sleeve t-shirt.

Please book via the link in bio to reserve your table and click separate link to acquire the merchandise 🔥

We are excited to share some of the pairings available for our guests for the coming months:- The focus pairing, which h...
02/02/2026

We are excited to share some of the pairings available for our guests for the coming months:

- The focus pairing, which highlights champagne, including Selosse Initial served with our sweetbreads and Philippe Glavier Ratafia for our dessert of coffee, curry leaf & citrus.

- The Hospitality Pairing — available with CODE app, to book in advance for our industry friends, including Mythopia, Finito 2018, Domaine Prieuré Roch, Savigny Dessus Les Gollardes 2021 and Joliette, Orange Wax 2004.

Wines may change based on availability but will continue to focus on inspirational producers

01/07/2020
Dear friends,We hope you have been keeping well during this challenging time. It’s been extremely difficult for the rest...
30/05/2020

Dear friends,

We hope you have been keeping well during this challenging time. It’s been extremely difficult for the restaurant, but we have managed to keep our team in the hope of working together to host you again soon. While we plan for a safe and renewed launch of Ikoyi in the next few months, we would like to invite you to purchase a gift card for a future meal at the restaurant. In gratitude for your support, we are offering a complimentary £30 on all vouchers over £100 to go toward any other drink of your choice. Please click on the gift card link on our page to purchase vouchers or purchase via https://bit.ly/3ciESOP
In case you haven’t seen it, we also have a few items for sale via our online store on our website. We look forward to sharing exciting news with you soon on our developments.

Thank you and all the best,

Iré and Jeremy

Dear Friends, the Ikoyi E-Shop is now live! We hope you are all keeping well in this challenging time. It’s been a diffi...
06/05/2020

Dear Friends, the Ikoyi E-Shop is now live!
We hope you are all keeping well in this challenging time. It’s been a difficult adjustment not being able to do what we love, but we are thankful that the team has been taken care of for now.
As we plan for the coming months and what Ikoyi will look like, we realise that the most challenging times are to come when restrictions are lifted. The idea of re-opening is both daunting and exhilarating at the same time. While we relish the creative challenge of bringing Ikoyi back to you in the safest and most delicious format, we are also concerned with the business, its costs and the wellbeing of our team. Although we have received government and landlord assistance for wages and rent, there are still many ongoing overheads to maintain a restaurant property even outside of operation.
Please enjoy these products and stay safe!

18/03/2020

We regret to inform you that in light of the government’s recent advice that ‘Everyone should avoid crowded places such as pubs, clubs and theatres’ we feel the responsible thing to do for our team and our guests is to close the restaurant from today. We will continue to support our staff for ...

31/05/2019

View details and apply for this waiter restaurant job in South West London (SW1Y) with Ikoyi on Caterer.com. Ikoyi which opened in the summer of 2017 is the home to the unique cuisine from co-founders, Chef Jeremy Chan and Restaurant Director Iré Hassan-Odukale.

12/04/2019

We'd like to thank you all for your continued support this year, including the great response we received for our collaboration with Florilége, which we were very excited about and believe was a success. Apologies once again that we were only able to offer a limited number of spaces.

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180 The Strand
London
WC2R 1EA

Directions to the African restaurant at The Strand in London are:

Public Transport:
The nearest Tube station is Covent Garden Station. From there, head south towards The Strand and turn right onto the street. Walk along The Strand until you reach your destination.

Driving/Parking:
If driving, take the A4 towards Central London until you reach Trafalgar Square. From there, take a left onto The Strand and continue straight until you reach your destination. There are several paid parking options available near The Strand including Kimpton Fitzroy London, Bloomsbury Square Car Park and Q-Park Chinatown.

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 3pm
6pm - 10:30pm
Tuesday 12pm - 3pm
6pm - 10:30pm
Wednesday 12pm - 3pm
6pm - 10:30pm
Thursday 12pm - 3pm
6pm - 10:30pm
Friday 12pm - 3pm
6pm - 10:30pm
Saturday 12pm - 10:30pm

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Ikoyi London is a must-visit for anyone looking to experience the best of African cuisine. The restaurant's founders, Iré Hassan-Odukale and Chef Jeremy Chan, have created a menu that showcases the bold flavors and spices of West Africa in an innovative way. What sets Ikoyi apart from other African restaurants is their focus on using locally sourced, sustainable ingredients to create dishes that are both delicious and ethical.

The restaurant's commitment to seasonality means that diners can expect fresh, flavorful vegetables and perfectly aged beef in every dish. But what really sets Ikoyi apart is their use of unique spices like Grains of Selim and scotch bonnet chillies. These ingredients are expertly fermented, burned, and pickled to create dishes that are bursting with flavor.

Located on The Strand in central London, Ikoyi offers a dining experience unlike any other. Whether you're a fan of traditional African cuisine or simply looking for something new and exciting, this restaurant is sure to impress. So why not book a table today and discover the magic of Ikoyi London for yourself?

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